2018 MASCAC Football News

For the second consecutive year, Worcester State University junior Jacob Maher has been named an All-American by D3football.com. He was selected to the Third Team All-America in the tight end position.

UMass Dartmouth sophomore defensive back Jacob Burkhead was named on Wednesday afternoon to the 2018 Google Cloud National Division III Academic All-America Football team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Burkhead collected second team Academic All-America accolades and becomes just the second student-athlete in school history to earn the prestigious honor.

It was never a mystery why Antonio Mitjans gravitated to football.
“My father was a coach.” Period. But there was no pushing, no shoving. The boy had to decide for himself. Pick a sport. Do what you can.
The fact that Mitjans soared to 6-foot-2, 230 pounds at Ashland High made it easier to choose. He became a two-way lineman for the Clockers.

Jack Lavanchy of Bridgewater State, Rashaun Rivers of Framingham State, Antonio Mitjans of UMass Dartmouth, Travon Holder and Zach Howard of Westfield State and Jacob Maher of Worcester State were named to the 2018 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team.

After the completion of the fall regular season, Bridgewater State has the most points in the first round of the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.

The Bridgewater State quartet of Stefano D'Emilia, Chris Easter, Joseph Leanos and Jaren Alves are the final MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week honorees of the season brought to you by GEICO.

Junior quarterback Adam Wojenski threw for 450 yards as the Framingham State University football team tallied 27 second half points against the College at Brockport, but the Rams were defeated 40-27 by the Golden Eagles in an opening round game of the 2018 NCAA Division III Football Championship this afternoon at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium.

Jack Lavanchy of Bridgewater State and Zach Howard of Westfield State are the 2018 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2018 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.

The Bridgewater State Bears, Endicott Gulls, Maritime Privateers, USMMA Mariners, Salve Regina Seahawks and Springfield Pride have been selected as the participants in the 2018 New England Bowl Series which will be played at local sites on Saturday, November 17.

Sterlin Garvin of Fitchburg State, Tyler Robbins of Westfield State, Stefano D'Emilia of Bridgewater State and Devante Greaves of UMass Dartmouth take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week honorees brought to you by GEICO.

After receiving the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference's (MASCAC) automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Football Championship Tournament, the 2018 MASCAC Champion Framingham State Rams will be facing the College at Brockport in Brockport, N.Y. in a first round game on Saturday, November 17th.

He is the only Division III football coach that Worcester State has ever known. Since the Lancers first became a Division III program in 1985, Brien Cullen has manned the helm of their football team. With every passing year at Worcester State, his legacy grows.

Sterlin Garvin of Fitchburg State, David Salazar of Plymouth State and Henrique DeBoni of Framingham State claim the MASCAC Offensive, Defensive, Rookie and Special Teams weekly honors brought to you by GEICO.

Devante Greaves of UMass Dartmouth and Kyle McKinnon of Western Connecticut State are the MASCAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week while Jacob Burkhead of UMass Darmouth is Defensive, Cody Cleveland of Westfield State is Special Teams and Greaves is Rookie of the Week brought to you by GEICO.

Travon Holder of Westfield State, Derek Jones and Jordan D'Onofrio of Western Connecticut State and Michael Rosa of Bridgewater State claim the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week awards brought to you by GEICO.

Westfield State's Travon Holder and Corey Pooler, Framingham State's Kenneth Bartolo and Bridgewater State's Steven Silvia are the MASCAC Football Offensive, Special Teams, Defensive and Rookie of the Week honorees brought to you by GEICO.

For the first time this season, Massachusetts Maritime earned the most votes in the MASCAC Football Fan Play of the Week poll which runs from Monday to Wednesday at noon throughout the football season.

Brandon Brown of Fitchburg State, Justin Witherspoon of Western Connecticut State and Jacob Crear of Bridgewater State claim the MASCAC Football Offensive, Rookie, Defensive and Special Teams weekly honors brought to you by GEICO.